We're not quite halfway through the scholarship contest, but we are at the point of no return. After tomorrow, no one else can enter the competition for the scholarship. And I know that you all are anxiously (or maybe not so anxiously) awaiting this announcement... the point at which we announce the top 25 in the contest.
But first, a few announcements. First of all, please nominate some people to be featured. You can find out more and read about this week's featured blogger here. Remember, you get 100 points for each blogger you nominate who goes on to be featured (so please, don't nominate someone who has already been featured this semester).
Of course, if you try to nominate yourself, we will find out, and you will be removed from the contest. So don't try it. Also, please check your e-mails on the site. A number of e-mails are being sent out to some special individuals, but few are responding. We love to get e-mails back from people, so if you haven't checked your e-mail in a while, go see if you've gotten something from a progressiveu.org address.
Thank you to everyone who has been using the creative writing site (writing.progressiveu.org). We're very happy to see its popularity. If you use the site, please be so kind as to fill out a feedback form for us. Remember, if you've registered here on the main site, your username and password will be the same on the creative writing site. Also, if you participate in a challenge there, do not post your entry as a blog here. It will be deleted, or you will not be considered for the challenge points. And remember to follow the directions carefully. You will not be awarded points should you not follow these instructions.
Now, for the standings. These include the Word Selection bonus points, but do not include bonus points for the 'Think Progress' challenge (since it has not ended yet, and we still have to judge all the entries). Also, read points are not included in the totals used to generate this list, as it's rather difficult to poll the read points, and so we reserve those for the very end of the contest.
For the general record, we will not tell you exactly where you stand in the contest. We will not tell you how many points the leader has. We will not tell you who the leader is. And we will not tell you how many read points you have, because we don't know. So don't ask... any of us.
With that... here's the top 25, in alphabetical order.
1060601
AmandaJeanine
Bridge
Cheezmaestro
DrifterDani6886
ediblewoman
elizabeth.hyder111888
Green Underbelly
Kiota
KrisanMD
ladylau
LeslieQ
Mr. Warbanks
Poison_Ivy
restinpeace
Rhi.Beth
robin_15698
sawaboof
son_of_disaster
sonja
StarWonder09
thecoastisclear
TomorrowToday
vern
weezyf
Not on the list? Don't worry. Last contest, we saw someone who joined a month late skyrocket up to win a scholarship. Any of these people could easily drop out, providing a spot for someone else to fill. And remember, none of this includes read points, so maybe those will launch you into the list. We also have some pretty bonus points coming up, and those will certainly help you out if you're not doing so well right now.
Just remember... it's still anyone's game.
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